Japanese Truck Maker Hino Planning Aggressive Growth in 2013
10 Jul 2012, 11:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hino Motors Ltd., one of Japan’s leading truck manufacturers, is set for an aggressive approach to growth, for the coming period. The company managed to shift 128,466 units in the 2011/2012 fi...
Mitsubishi EVO Killed Off in UK to Make Way for Successor
10 Jul 2012, 09:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X has been a hit amongst motoring enthusiasts, especially in the UK where its rivalry with the Subaru Impreza is a constant discussion topic. Now, though, Mitsu...
Mitsubishi Rebadges Infiniti M to Create Proudia and Dignity
10 Jul 2012, 09:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Back in the late 1990s, Mitsubishi launched two luxury cars, called the Proudia (from the English word ‘proud’) and Dignity (self explanatory). They were made in collaboration with Hyund...
2013 Mazda 6 to Get Regen Brakes Which Boost Economy by up to 10%
9 Jul 2012, 14:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mazda is still trying to be different, and despite seeming like it is following the herd, we say they have some clever plans up their sleeve, some of which are know, others currently not. One of the...
Mazda 2 / Demio Goes Electric
6 Jul 2012, 14:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mazda is a manufacturer priding itself on being different, having chosen to do the SKYACTIV program, instead of hybrids, EVs and hydrogen powered cars. Well, not any more, as they have now revealed ...
Audi TT on PUR Wheels in Japan
6 Jul 2012, 13:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / European sportscar are really expensive imports in Japan, and it’s not like there’s a shortage of good, reliable and reasonably fast domestic products. So why buy the all-wheel drive Aud...
Honda N Box + Presented in Japan
6 Jul 2012, 09:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Honda recently introduced the second model in its mini-minivan range, the N Box +, with the vehicle set to go on sale in Japan today. The Honda N Box + aims to cater to a multitude of transportation...
Japanese GT300 Honda CR-Z 300 HP Race Car
4 Jul 2012, 12:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you’re looking at a European race like the DTM or the BTCC series, all cars practically have the same shape with a few exceptions. That’s not so in the Japanese touring car series cal...
Japan's Secret Weapon: Jet-Powered Tank
4 Jul 2012, 12:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After conquering most of Asia with their tenacity and vigor, but in the end they were no match for the industrial might of the Americans. What’s more, the M4 Sherman wasn’t a particularl...
Mazda Planning to Double SKYACTIV Engine Production
4 Jul 2012, 08:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mazda’s SKYACTIV program is a fresh and different approach to the problem of making cars greener. While other manufacturers are investing in hybrids and EVs, Mazda has taken a different path a...
Japan New Car Sales Increase by 40.9%
3 Jul 2012, 12:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Japan is a very special country. Very few, if any of the world’s peoples would have made such a speedy recovery from a nation-wide disaster on the scale of the one that it endured. Well, appar...
250 Nissan Leafs to Be Used for Free in Osaka, Japan
3 Jul 2012, 11:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Osaka is Japan’s second largest industrial and manufacturing center, after Tokyo, and it is home to as many as 8.8 million people. However, new and stricter emissions regulations for the area ...
Mazda to Boost CX-5 Production
3 Jul 2012, 10:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mazda has already announced that it will boost production of the CX-5 capacity from 160,000 units to 200,000 units in August 2012. Now though, they have boosted this even further 240,000 crossovers ...
Tuned Toyota Supra Slams Into Guard Rail on Japanese Mountain Road
2 Jul 2012, 15:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Keen Japanese drivers have been modifying and driving their Toyota Supras hard ever since the car was first launched, back in 1992. It was an excellent sports car and highly mod-friendly. The guy wh...
Mazda Rebadge Suzuki Kei Car and Give It Ironic Name
28 Jun 2012, 14:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While kei cars are extremely popular in Japan, Westerners have been struggling to understand their appeal for years. Apparently, they are so successful in Japan (and India) that Mazda has rebadged a...
Carlos Ghosn May Be Leaving Nissan
25 Jun 2012, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Carlos Ghosn was named CEO of both Nissan and Renault in May 2005, becoming one of the most powerful people in the automotive world. However, despite being highly successful at pretty much everythin...
BMW 1M Coupe by Studie AG Japan
21 Jun 2012, 09:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Studie, a Japan based tuner, started their initial tuning process for the BMW 1-Series M Coupe last year with a set of KW Club Sport suspension shocks and some beautiful black BBS light alloy wheels...
Saab Reborn as EV Maker?
14 Jun 2012, 08:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Having followed the Saab story closely from the very beginning, we are finally relieved that the ailing Swedish carmaker has been purchased and is set to restart actual car production at some point ...
Great Reflexes and Anticipation Avoid Crash
12 Jun 2012, 13:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After seeing so many crashes posted here, it’s time for a video that’s a little more positive - something from which we can learn without any car damage or injuries. Pulling out from a s...
Woman Assumes Role of Gandalf in Traffic
11 Jun 2012, 16:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some traffic-related events are easily explainable by driver error, frustration or sheer stupidity. This incident, though, is different as its trigger is unknown and unexplainable. There’s a w...